Master's · Denton, Texas
Is Criminal Justice and Corrections at University of North Texas worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $57,294
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $32,828
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $35k (likely $35k – $35k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$4k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$229k (likely −$326k – −$126k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$261k (likely −$461k – −$47k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at University of North Texas
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$111,807
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)$109,151
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$106,934
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$106,253
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$105,657
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$104,024
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral)$103,267
- Statistics (Master's)$99,597
- Educational/Instructional Media Design (Doctoral)$98,169
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$95,294
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)$92,524
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$91,548
Criminal Justice and Corrections at other schools in Texas
- Texas Christian University$90,196
- University of Houston-Downtown$72,529
- The University of Texas at Arlington$71,022
- Texas Southern University$67,066
- Texas State University$65,491
- Tarleton State University$64,860
- Lamar University$63,452
- Sam Houston State University$62,489
- The University of Texas at San Antonio$60,455
- South University-Austin$55,950